840b passive income, Pokémon card collection, living out your values + more (with Deep Pocket Monster)

Oct 8, 2025

Pat Flynn, an entrepreneur and author, shares his journey in building passive income streams. He reflects on his first business after a layoff and defines success as the freedom to choose how he spends his time. Pat discusses his passion for Pokémon, the explosive growth of his YouTube channel, and various monetization strategies beyond ads. He emphasizes the importance of quality content over frequency and offers insights into parenting that prioritize financial literacy and non-entitlement. Lastly, he highlights the value of experiences over material possessions.

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Pokémon Channel Born From Family

Pat got into Pokémon through his kids and became active in the community before creating content.
In under a year his Deep Pocket Monster channel hit 100k subscribers and now earns consistent five-figure months.

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Publish Fewer, Higher-Impact Videos

Prioritize quality over strict publishing schedules and publish only when a video is great.
Aim to make releases destination content that makes viewers drop everything to watch.

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60-Day Short-Form Experiment Scaled Big

Pat ran a 60-day short-form experiment and reduced edit time from 45 to 10 minutes.
That experiment scaled into daily short videos and now averages millions of daily views.

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Pat Flynn is a US entrepreneur who's achieved some truly incredible things. He's established a number of passive income businesses, written books and shared his online business learnings with the world. Glen recently caught up with him at Fincon to understand his values, his goals, and how he's set up his life for success. Apologies for the audio in the last 5 minutes - Glen's audio interface decided to crash. Yay. They touch on:

👉🏻 Pat's first passive income business, his definition of success + his Pokémon YouTube channel (Deep Pocket Monster)

👉 Pat's approach to managing the money he's earned (philanthropy, investing, managing for his own costs) + why he wrote 'Lean Learning'

👉🏼 how Pat and his wife prioritise their family, connect with their kids + ensure their kids learn important money lessons

👉🏽 the value of Pat's Pokémon card collection

Check out Pat's latest book, 'Lean Learning': https://amzn.to/4pVE0Xe

Subscribe to Pat's YouTube channel, Deep Pocket Monster: https://www.youtube.com/@deeppocketmonster

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